Paper package



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L. H. THOMAS.

PAPER PACKAGE.

No. 831,842. Patented Dec. 8, 1885.

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LEVI H. THOMAS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PAPER PACKAGE.

SECIFECATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 331,842, dated December 8, 1885.

.application filed January 12, 1885. Serial No. 15Q,594.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, LEVI II. THOMAS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper Packages; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, and to the letters and iigures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a paper package in which to put up liquid blackingA or shoe dressing, mucilage, liquid colors or dyes, and other iiuid preparations that are usually applied by means of a brush or mop.

Liquid shoe-dressings and similar preparations have commonly been inclosed in glass bottles, which in turn are enveloped in paper or card-board cases before being delivered to the retail trade, the purpose oi' the card-board or paper case being to present a more elegant package, besides protecting the glass bottle irom injury to some extent, and also to prevent damage from leakage of the bottle contents at its stopper.

By my invention I am enabled to dispense entirely with glass bottles and other interior casings,the1eby greatly decreasing the expense of putting up many kinds of liquid preparations,and at the same time'I prodncea package that in itself combines the qnaliti es and advantages of a vial and an outer envelope, the improved package being so arranged as to retain any leakage that might occur at the stopper, and by that means prevents liability of damage to contiguous goods.

Hy invention consists of a paper package constructed of paper or card-board in such a manner as to form an integral package, and having a cover at one end, which incloses the space or drip-cup that is occupied by the stop per of the bottle or inner portion of the package, as hereinafter more fully set forth.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the annexed drawing, which represents a vertical section of my improved package.

A represents a package of cylindrical, rectangular,or other desirable form,

and composed (No model.)

of successive layers of cardboard or paper united together. The sides of the package for a portion of itslength have anincreased thickness,due to the short inner layers, A', of paper or card-board, which form a shoulder at one end for the bottom of the box or package, and another near the top for the support of a transverse diaphragm, B, by which the package is divided into a lower compartment, a, and an upper compartment or drip-cup, b. The diaphragm B is perforated for the insertion of a stopper, C, to which may be attached a brush or mop, D, for applying the liquid contents of the package. The upper end of the package is provided with a closcly-tting lid or cover, E, so as to conceal the stopper O and retain within the drip cup or compartment b any contents of the lower compartment, a., which might have passed the stopper by accident. It will thus be seen that my improved package embraces in itself successive layers of cardboard or paper in such a manner as to conceal the bottle stopper, and to prevent damage from drip or leakage. I prefer to coat the interior of the package with a preparation of pitch or other suitable waterprootingas shown at c, so as to render the package impervious to moisture.' The exterior of the package may also have a water-proof coating, if desired. The stopper C is preferably made of wood, as being light and inexpensive, and it has a coating of pitch, which not only prevents absorption of the liquid contents of the package, but compensates in some degree for the rigidity of the stopper byimparting some elasticity to its surface. It will be seen that as the diaphragm B is composed of paper or card-board, and is comparatively thin, the edges of the aperture that receive the stopper will necessarily possess sui'licient elasticity to compensate for the rigidity or inequalities of a wooden stopper, which may therefore be readily fitted with the required accuracy to retain the contents of the package. Should, however, anydrip occurat the stopper, either in transportation, in handling the package for use, or in withdrawing the stopper, such drip will be caughtin the upper compartment, I), whence it may return to the lower compartment without soiling the outside of the package or coming in contact with other articles.

For putting up liquid shoe dressing, par- IOO claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

As a new article of manufacture, a Waterproofed paper package composed of successive layers of card-board or paper united together, and having a perforated diaphragm, B, a stopper, C, and an outer lid, E, substantially as described. y

In testimony WhereofI affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

LEVI H. THOMAS.

Witnesses:

Louis BEOKHARDT, WM. P. WILLIAMs. 

